Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-230) and index.
Max Weber and the problem of charisma -- Jesus, Christ and the mythology of charisma -- Utopian communities, charisma and moral despotism -- Charisma as a "career" -- Joan of Arc: a case of subordinate charisma -- Hitler's charisma: the worst case scenario and the paradigmatic case -- Nelson Mandela: charismatic agent of passive revolution -- Crises within US capitalism and the search for corporate charismatic leadership -- Patronage and political charisma